Your Partners are looking to quickly gain access to the tools and resources needed to sell and market your solution(s), so having a simple navigation system as part of the overall design of the portal is key. When designing your home page, consider displaying the most important information above the fold, such as:
- A welcome to the Partner that explains the purpose of the portal
- Available Resources
- News and information specific to Partners
- Information on spiffs and promotions
- Links to key parts of the partner portal (i.e. deal registration)
What Widgets are most commonly used on the home page?
Channeltivity has a wide selection of Widgets to help you add content to your custom page. The most commonly used Widgets are listed below:
- Hero/Banner Widget - Create a banner with buttons to drive Users to important areas of the portal, such as Deal Registration and MDF.
- News and Articles Widgets - Use the "News" or "Articles" Widgets to display News and Announcements.
- Library Widget - Use the Library Widget to highlight important Documents and Folders from a designated Library directly on your home page.
- Welcome Message- include a personalized message from the head of your channel program that includes the following:
- Purpose of the portal
- Portal Contact
- Partner User Guide
- Partner Manager Widget - Display a contact list of all the Partner Managers assigned to Partner Organizations. Partner Users will only see the Managers assigned to their Organization.
- Icons Widget - Use the Icons Widget to provide easy access to useful tools and resources.
Home Page Design Examples:
This design includes the following Widgets:
- Hero/Banner
- Library Widget
- Welcome Message
- Partner Manager
- Deal Snapshot
This design includes the following Widgets:
- Hero/Banner
- Icons
- Library Widget
- Channeltivity Activity Snapshot
- Training Courses
- Deal Snapshot
- Deals by Month
This design includes the following Widgets:
- Hero/Banner (with and without buttons)
- Icons
- Partner Manager
- Articles
This design includes the following Widgets:
- Hero/Banner
- Icons
This design includes the following Widgets:
- Hero/Banner
- Icons
This design includes the following Widgets:
- Hero/Banner
For more information on home page designs, check out Managing Custom Page Content and Best Practices for Designing your Partner Portal Home Page or submit an inquiry to support@channeltivty.com.